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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 21-1401

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Approach” means any roadway, overhead structure, ramp, bridge, causeway, entrance, and exit provided as a means of access to or departure from an Authority highway.

(c) “Authority highway” means:

(1) Each highway, tunnel, and bridge within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Transportation Authority; and

(2) Each approach to these highways, tunnels, and bridges.

(d) “Bridge” means any bridge within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Transportation Authority.

(e) “Tunnel” means:

(1) The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel; and

(2) Any other tunnel within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Transportation Authority.